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  • From: "L. J. Swain" <larry.swain AT wmich.edu>
  • To: Kata Markon <gmark AT franklin.metalab.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: Mark 14:38 as a Key to the Markan Audience
  • Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2002 16:54:40 -0500


The difference, Joe, is between British practice and American.

JFAlward AT aol.com wrote:
>
> In a message dated 10/15/02 10:39:41 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
> jgibson000 AT attbi.com writes:
>
> << http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crosstalk2/files/MK1438F.htm >>
> .......................................................................
>
> I've selected a paragraph at random for comment:
>
> ............................
> First, one of the major themes of Mark's portrayal of the disciples is how,
> from the time of their calling until they abandon Jesus at Gethsemane, they
> are drawn increasingly to side with others in Mark's cast of characters who,
> according to Mark, continually "test God". This is apparent in the fact that
> in such stories as (a) the Rebuke of the Disciples about Bread (Mk 8:14-21 -
> in which the disciples are by castigated by Jesus for having become infected
> with the "leaven of the Pharisees and of Herod", for having "hardened
> hearts"
> and a culpable lack of "understanding" and "perception", and for stubbornly
> refusing to "see", "hear" and "remember"), (b) Peter's confession at
> Caesarea
> Philippi (Mk. 8:27-33 -- in which Jesus rebukes Peter and the disciples for
> "thinking the things of men"), and (c) the Dispute about Greatness (Mk.
> 9:33-37) as well as in (d) the Request of James and John (Mk. 10:35-45 -- in
> which the disciples reveal their desire to be hOI DOUKOUNTES ARXEIN TWN
> EQNWN
> and hOI MEGALOI), the disciples, according to Mark, are showing themselves
> as
> becoming increasingly aligned with those whom Jesus has labeled members of
> the "wilderness generation".
> .....................
>
> There is an extra "by" the sentence containing "....by castigated by..."
> Also, I note that you place the period and comma *outside* the quotation
> mark. I believe that it is standard practice to put them inside the
> quotation mark. Perhaps SBL has a different practice?
>
> These are small matters.
>
> Joseph F. Alward, PhD
> Assistant Professor
> Department of Physics
> University of the Pacific
> Stockton CA 95211
>
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